Barchatus is a genus of toadfish native to the western Indian Ocean, Somalia and the Red Sea.
| Barchatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Barchatus J. L. B. Smith, 1952 |
| Type species | |
| Batrachus cirrhosis Klunzinger 1871[1] | |
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Barchatus cirrhosus Klunzinger, 1871
- Barchatus indicus D. W. Greenfield, 2014 [3]